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From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So he followed him, till he brought him to a goldsmith, to whom he gave the jewels, saying, 'Buy these.'
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
bazaarnounUS /bəˈzɑːr/
a shop where a variety of goods are sold
From this reading So he went to the bazaar of the goldsmiths and calling one of the brokers, gave him the jewels.
confined by bonds
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
brokernounUS /ˈbroʊkər/
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
From this reading The broker looked and seeing two great rubies, said to him, 'Follow me.'
brokersnounUS /ˈbroʊkərz/
plural of “broker” — a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
From this reading So he went to the bazaar of the goldsmiths and calling one of the brokers, gave him the jewels.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading So he followed him, till he brought him to a goldsmith, to whom he gave the jewels, saying, 'Buy these.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading So he followed him, till he brought him to a goldsmith, to whom he gave the jewels, saying, 'Buy these.'
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading So he went to the bazaar of the goldsmiths and calling one of the brokers, gave him the jewels.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
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From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The broker looked and seeing two great rubies, said to him, 'Follow me.'
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading So he followed him, till he brought him to a goldsmith, to whom he gave the jewels, saying, 'Buy these.'
fore-arm
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From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading So he went to the bazaar of the goldsmiths and calling one of the brokers, gave him the jewels.
goldsmithnounUS /ˈɡoʊldsmɪθ/
an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
From this reading So he followed him, till he brought him to a goldsmith, to whom he gave the jewels, saying, 'Buy these.'
goldsmiths
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From this reading So he went to the bazaar of the goldsmiths and calling one of the brokers, gave him the jewels.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The broker looked and seeing two great rubies, said to him, 'Follow me.'
hadst
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From this reading Quoth he, 'Whence hadst thou these?'
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The broker looked and seeing two great rubies, said to him, 'Follow me.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The broker looked and seeing two great rubies, said to him, 'Follow me.'
nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
noughtnoun
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So he went to the bazaar of the goldsmiths and calling one of the brokers, gave him the jewels.
in the near future
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
Quoth
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From this reading Quoth he, 'Whence hadst thou these?'
rubiesnounUS /ˈruːbiz/
plural of “ruby” — a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading The broker looked and seeing two great rubies, said to him, 'Follow me.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The broker looked and seeing two great rubies, said to him, 'Follow me.'
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading So he followed him, till he brought him to a goldsmith, to whom he gave the jewels, saying, 'Buy these.'
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading The broker looked and seeing two great rubies, said to him, 'Follow me.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he went to the bazaar of the goldsmiths and calling one of the brokers, gave him the jewels.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading So he followed him, till he brought him to a goldsmith, to whom he gave the jewels, saying, 'Buy these.'
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Quoth he, 'Whence hadst thou these?'
up to a particular time
From this reading So he followed him, till he brought him to a goldsmith, to whom he gave the jewels, saying, 'Buy these.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
TurksnounUS /tɜːrks/
plural of “turk” — a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The broker looked and seeing two great rubies, said to him, 'Follow me.'
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So he went to the bazaar of the goldsmiths and calling one of the brokers, gave him the jewels.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Quoth he, 'Whence hadst thou these?'
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So he followed him, till he brought him to a goldsmith, to whom he gave the jewels, saying, 'Buy these.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently he came to the land of the Turks,[FN#228] and he naked and hungry and having with him nought but somewhat of jewels, bound about his fore-arm.
